Bette Davis as Twins Times Two! Tonight on TCM

Great Carol Burnett spoof, "A Swiped Life":

There's a DVD edition of "Dead Ringers" with hilarious commentary from Charles Busch, but unfortunately he's constantly interrupted by the pedantic and dreary Boze Hadleigh.

It's still worth listening to just to hear Busch break up when Bette sings "Shuffle Off to Buffalo," and again when she grasps the red-hot poker to prevent her from being able to sign checks and yowls in pain.

For those "Baby Jane" people, there's this, up first at 8 pm.

I wish Joan had done a movie playing twins.

If she had we would still be watching and quoting from it to this day.

Thanks OP - added them to my DVR.

I read DEAD RINGER was originally intended to star Lana Turner. It’s one of the few roles I’d have liked to have seen her in.

The original DEAD RINGER was made in Mexico in 1946, starring two Dolores Del Rios. And it is FABULOUSLY stylish.

LA OTRA in a restored (and subtitled) print on rarefilmm.com

Thanks, OP. A Stolen Life is one of my favorite one of her movies.

Joan was never loved as much by gay men as Bette was while they were working.

Joan had some great campy roles, like Crystal in "The Women" and the title role in "Mildred Pierce." But it was recognized by pretty much everyone during their lifetimes (except Joan herself) that Bette was much the better actress, and Davis's intensely mannered style made her more of a gay favorite.

Um, is this the one with Olivia deHavilland as twins? I love the scene where she interprets the ink blots. It’s

[quote] Um, is this the one with Olivia deHavilland as twins?

No, honey: that's "Dark Mirror."

Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland are actually two different people. Their different names should have provided you with a clue.

I rewatched Bette on Dick Cavett last night on YouTube. She's a riot. Her speech and mannerisms were very affected in real life too. It wasn't just her acting style.

Egg ranch?!???

Del Rio's La Otra is on YouTube. She's quite good in it and looks gorgeous.

The wig Bette wore in Dead Ringer was absolutely hideous, and she also wore it in her private life for some time afterward. It was so ugly.

I always called it the Dutch Boy wig and it was quite ugly...

Olivia is such a limited actress that she had to wear name tags for The Dark Mirror to differentiate the sisters.

"From OUTAH SPACE!"

"Yoah not Margaret — you're EDIE!"

And Peter Lawford wrestling with the terrible fake dog head that's attacking him is high camp.

Didn't I play twinsies?...

"A Stolen Life," on the other hand, is a romantic comfort soap. Bette looks great and Glenn is young and hot!

[quote] Bette looks great and Glenn is young and hot!

Well, I knew Glenn was old, but I didn't know just [italic]how[/italic] old until now.